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Anniversary store in Pilsen

Plaček Group opens its 350th store

The pet store chain Super Zoo, belonging to pet supplies retailer Plaček Group, has opened its 350th store in Pilsen in the Czech Republic. Stores trading under the Super Zoo logo can be found in the Czech Republic and …

Distribution25. July 2023

Kiriel garden centre chain has 90 stores

Four new openings in the first six months of 2023

With four new stores in the first six months of this year, the French garden centre chain Kiriel has continued to expand. …

Distribution25. July 2023

Joachim Lööb succeeds Oliver Garrecht

Hornbach appoints new country MD in Sweden

The running of Hornbach in Sweden is being put into fresh hands. From August 2023, Joachim Lööb will be joining the Hornbach team there, …

Distribution18. July 2023

20 000 SQM retail area

Hornbach opens 18th store in the Netherlands

Hornbach opened its 18th store in the Netherlands in Nijmegen today. The 20 000 m² store was constructed in just nine months and has a …

Distribution13. July 2023

New chief operating officer

Joost Bous moves to Zooplus from Action

Zooplus, Europe’s leading online platform for pet supplies, has announced the appointment of Joost Bous as chief operating officer and m…

Distribution11. July 2023

Nadège Rainho-Gana moves up

Maxi Zoo appoints new supply director

Nadège Rainho-Gana has been appointed supply director at the French pet store chain Maxi Zoo, which is part of the Fressnapf Group.After …

Distribution11. July 2023

25 new stores by the end of the year

Tom & Co. expanding in France

Belgian pet store chain Tom & Co. has increased the number of stores it runs in France to 64. According to media reports, the company opened a new…

Distribution6. July 2023

Premiere in Latin America

Hunter opening a brand store in Lima

Peruvian capital Lima, home to around nine million people, is the location of the latest brand store of German accessories manufacturer Hunter …

Distribution4. July 2023

Lowest inflation rate since the start of 2022

Sharp drop in inflation in euro zone

Inflation in the euro zone fell markedly in June, with consumer prices rising month-on-month by 5.5 per cent as compared with 6.1 per cent in …

Distribution4. July 2023

Survey results

More pets in Belgium

At the end of May, the Belgian pet food industry association (acronym: BEPEFA) published the findings of a survey on the Belgian pet population. Between 26 …

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Austrian pet sector

Retailers under the spotlight

Austria is another country in which the coronavirus pandemic was responsible for growing pet populations and higher sales. A snapshot of the overall …

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Italian pet supplies market

Sector continues to grow

The upbeat mood at Zoomark was underlined by the publication of the figures for the Italian pet supplies market. Here, too, it is the case that dogs and …

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Maxi Zoo Ireland

Customer-friendly shopping experience

With its new Future Store in Naas, Maxi Zoo Ireland aims to set new state-of-the-art standards and offer an entirely new shopping experience

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dog food market

Innovation driving the market

With a population numbering almost 95 million across Europe, dogs are the second most important pet category after cats at 113.5 million. There is …

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pet supplies market USA

Continuing to grow

The pet supplies market in the USA remained in the ascendancy in 2022 despite high inflation rates. Spending on products and services for pets increased from 123…

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